Word: speeded
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...best size, speed, ball skills and goalie," Gahan said. "Sometimes, you can be lulled into playing down to the opponent, but there was none of that yesterday...
...candy compared with the intellectually demanding Hillary, someone instantly available and experienced in juggling the special needs of a married man. With a rechargeable cell phone, no independent life and a willingness to harass Betty Currie endlessly, Monica could be dressed and over to the White House with the speed of a sound bite...
...latest turmoil has its roots in the meltdown of a once hopeful alliance that united four African nations--Uganda, Angola, Rwanda and Burundi--with the promise of establishing a stable, democratic Congo. But the alliance, formed in 1996 to speed the ouster of longtime Congolese leader Mobutu Sese Seko, was split almost instantly by self-interest, greed and ambition. Laurent Kabila, the onetime Congolese rebel installed at the head of the new Congo government, is fighting against three of his ex-allies--Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi--in a desperate war to preserve his rule. The fighting has bled across Congo...
Maybe more than you want, according to skeptics. Some fitness experts fault the tapes for inadequate warm-up time and instruction. "He's working at a speed that's very quick," says Linda Shelton, an editor at Shape magazine. "Too quick for most people to execute a safe kick or punch." The many repetitions, often without modifications, may risk overuse injuries to the shoulder and back. "This is a program for the fitness elite," says Petra Robinson, a vice president at the American Fitness Association. "It's too intense for beginners...
While military prosecutors alleged that Ashby had been "flat-hatting"--flying recklessly--his lawyers revealed widespread training deficiencies. Prosecutors couldn't prove Ashby had been told of speed and altitude restrictions for the flight. There was also a sense among some leathernecks that Ashby was targeted for punishment that should have been more evenly shared. All that was apparently sufficient for at least three of the eight Marine jurors to vote not guilty (military juries require only two-thirds to convict) after seven hours of deliberation. Ashby still faces charges of destroying a videotape of the flight, and his navigator...